Maryland: Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative, Stage 1

Benefits: Protects the heart of Baltimore City against sea level rise-related flood risk and erosion.

Baltimore, Maryland: $31.92 Million

Sea level rise increases Baltimore’s vulnerability to storm-related and nuisance tidal flooding.

Through a coordinated network of vegetated berms, living shorelines, restored wetlands/aquatic habitats, and public space enhancements, the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative (MBRI) Stage 1 will focus on increasing the resilience of two community lifelines located along the shoreline of the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River: the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s (BGE) Spring Gardens site and MedStar Harbor Hospital site. Stage 1 of the MBRI will also benefit 410,000 nearby residents; customers of the BGE Spring Gardens facility and MedStar Harbor Hospital; and employees who work at both sites—representing 21% of the total population of Baltimore City and Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties.